Shopfloor Matters
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CRM

Customer relationship management

In practice

CRM rarely touches the shopfloor directly. Its usual connection to manufacturing is through ERP, which turns customer orders into demand for production. Customer complaints, though, need to trace back through quality and production records, which is where the systems meet.

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